


TRICKER’S 
ORLD EDITION 
OMMEe the beauty of water lilies, aquatic plants and fish 
are enjoyed throughout the world. 
Biccate various propagating varieties of water lilies and 
fish come to Trickers from all parts of the world. 
7 : conte our present day thinking is world-wide in scope. 
Procate Tricker is the recognized world leader in water lily culture, we dedicate this 
1949 Tricker Catalog as Tricker’s World Edition. 
Since the beginning of William Tricker, Inc., in 1895, the firm, 
notwithstanding the War years, has enjoyed a world market. Water 
lily lovers, aquatic plant growers, and fish fanciers throughout the 
world have come to look on Tricker as the world leader in their field. 
The enjoyment of the beauty of growing things is a bond between the 
peoples of the earth. 
It is interesting to note how water lilies and aquatic plants origi- 
nally come to Tricker, become distributed, and are enjoyed through- 
out the world. Basic stock for most aquatic plants, water lilies, and 
fish originally comes from other countries. Take for instance, the 
popular variety of water lily, St. Louis. 
There is quite a romantic story about this water lily. For many 
years botanists had been seeking a yellow flowering water lily which 
had been reported in Africa. Eventually a plant was found and was 
cultivated at a botanic garden in Africa. A pod of seed was sent to 
the Missouri Botanical Gardens but only one seed germinated. It was 
rather a poor plant—but it was hybridized with another variety at 
the Missouri Botanical Gardens and from that cross was produced 
the one now being disseminated as the yellow flowering ‘‘St. Louis’’. Shipments leaving Tricker’s Plant in Independence, Ohio, 
St. Louis has the unique position of being the first water lily to be or Saddle River, New Jersey, go to such distant places 
: as Bombay, Bogota, Melbourne, Cairo, San Francisco or 
patented under the patent laws of the United States. Hongkong, and, of course, to every state in the U.S.A. and 
Tricker received St. Louis from the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Canada. People in distant and nearby places open their 
and has distributed it throughout the world. It is also interesting to carefully packed Tricker boxes and are satisfied. 
regard hybridizing conducted by William Tricker, Inc. 

William Tricker, founder of William Tricker, Inc., became intensely 
interested in tropical lilies while a young man. He acquired many 
basic varieties and produced several new varieties of day blooming 
tropicals such as Blue Beauty, Mrs. C. W. Ward, Wm. Stone, Mrs. 
Woodrow Wilson and Panama Pacific. 
After William Tricker’s death in 1916, Chas. L. Tricker took over 
the business from his father and hybridizing was continued. Under 
his guidance, such beautiful varieties as Patricia, Cleveland, Bluebird 
and Alice Tricker were produced. MBesides these, he disseminated 
such varieties as Mrs. Edwards Whitaker, General Pershing, Mrs. 
George Pring, St. Louis and Golden West. 

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Of significance is the fact that varieties from 
abroad came to America... and to Tricker 
and were improved or new varieties developed. 
These were sent in many cases to the countries 
from which the basic stock originally came. 
From the world to Tricker—and from Tricker 
to the world! That is the pattern of modern gar- 
den pool beauty and that is why this edition is 
dedicated as Tricker’s World Edition. 
Saint Louis Famous first patented 
tropical water lily. Striking yellow color. Pro- 
lific bloomer. Sturdy in growth. Espe- $3 25 
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